Hunter
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The Hunter is a military attack helicopter featured in Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories.
Description
The Hunter is clearly based on the AH-64 Apache. In GTA Vice City and GTA Vice City Stories, the Hunter is an aesthetically correct AH-64A "Apache". In GTA San Andreas, however, the gunner's cockpit is removed, and an eight-blade tail rotor is used (instead of four).
The Hunter is a very deadly aircraft, having a self-targeting machine gun and the ability to shoot two unguided rockets at once, and, like the other armed military vehicles, the Rhino and Hydra, it has infinite ammunition. In terms of damage to the helicopter, it is neither bulletproof nor explosion-proof like the Rhino, but can survive for a long time while taking damage. The Hunter can also be used for the vigilante side mission, which GTA Vice City and GTA San Andreas dub "Brown Thunder".
The Hunter doesn't appear in Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories, however, as the game was built using GTA Vice City's engine, leftover files were discovered by game file searchers shortly after the release of the game on PlayStation Portable. With the help of third party trainers, a Hunter can always be spawned to the game. The Hunter in GTA Liberty City Stories is evidently similar in design to those in GTA Vice City and GTA Vice City Stories except it cannot be used for vigilante missions.
In GTA Vice City and San Andreas the player is able to play the game's radio stations while flying the Hunter, however, this ability was removed in GTA Vice City Stories and the player is no longer able to listen to the in-game radio while flying the vehicle.
Notable appearances in missions
The Hunter's most notable use is in GTA: Vice City Stories, when Victor Vance breaks into his old barracks at the Fort Baxter Air Base to steal a Hunter in order to perform an air attack against his enemies, the Mendez Cartel and specifically Diego Mendez. He later flies the Hunter towards the Mendez Building and attacks the top floor of the building with missiles and machine gun ammunition only to get shot down but managing to bail out on the roof.
Locations
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
- Fort Baxter - Inside the base after completing either Keep Your Friends Close or collecting all 100 hidden packages.
- Ocean Beach - At the helipad next to Lance Vance's house after completing both the hidden packages and Keep Your Friends Close.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
- Easter Basin, San Fierro - On a helipad inside the Easter Basin Naval Station after completing Flight School with all golds. The player gets instant 5 stars wanted level upon entering the base.
- Verdant Meadows, Bone County - At the airstrip after getting gold on all flying school tests.
- Obtainable through cheat codes.
Note: When both the Hunter and Leviathan are unlocked, only one of them can spawn at a time. Arrive from the west to spawn the Hunter and arrive from the east to spawn the Leviathan.
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
- Escobar International Airport - At the southern part of the airport after completing Last Stand. Starts the "Skywolf" side-mission automatically upon entrance.
Trivia
- Although appearing green in game, the Hunters actual colour (according to the game files in GTA San Andreas) is red. This can be proven if the player smashes the Hunter against a building, they will then be able to see red paint chips fly off of it. Also, you can hear the police scanner say that you're in a red helicopter.
- In Vice City, the default radio station for the Hunter is V-Rock.
Gallery
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A Hunter in GTA San Andreas.
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A Hunter in GTA Vice City Stories.
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See also
- Annihilator - The attack helicopter featured in GTA:IV